Word of the Day
also, where is everyone?
the worthless word for the day is: lychnobite
[fr. Gk lychnos, lamp + bios, life]
/LIK no bite/ obs. rare
one who labors at night and sleeps by day; one who turns night into day; a fast-liver
"Lychnobite, a Night Walker."
- in Bailey (1727)
"Conveniently meeting in the afternoon, a Masonic rendezvous was provided where the gregarious
lychnobite could in his..."
- Charles M. Williams, 50 Years of St. Cecile Lodge
"..a number of words are thrown in, which have either never before made their appearance in English, or of
which young ladies may safely remain ignorant. Of this description are, odontalgia, otalgia, lychnobite,
pseudodox, asmatography..."
- The Eclectic Review
(toothache, earache, ~, false doctrine, composition of songs)
http://home.mn.rr.com/wwftd/
the worthless word for the day is: lychnobite
[fr. Gk lychnos, lamp + bios, life]
/LIK no bite/ obs. rare
one who labors at night and sleeps by day; one who turns night into day; a fast-liver
"Lychnobite, a Night Walker."
- in Bailey (1727)
"Conveniently meeting in the afternoon, a Masonic rendezvous was provided where the gregarious
lychnobite could in his..."
- Charles M. Williams, 50 Years of St. Cecile Lodge
"..a number of words are thrown in, which have either never before made their appearance in English, or of
which young ladies may safely remain ignorant. Of this description are, odontalgia, otalgia, lychnobite,
pseudodox, asmatography..."
- The Eclectic Review
(toothache, earache, ~, false doctrine, composition of songs)
http://home.mn.rr.com/wwftd/